sleep

sleep
I [sliːp]
nome sonno m.

to go o get to sleep addormentarsi; to send o put sb. to sleep fare addormentare qcn.; to get some sleep o to have a sleep dormire; (have a nap) fare un pisolino; my leg has gone to sleep colloq. mi si è addormentata la gamba; I didn't get any sleep o a wink of sleep last night non ho chiuso occhio la scorsa notte, ho passato la notte in bianco; I need my sleep ho bisogno delle mie ore di sonno; to have a good night's sleep dormire bene, passare bene la notte; to rock a baby to sleep cullare un bambino fino a farlo addormentare; I could do it in my sleep! potrei farlo a occhi chiusi! he's losing sleep over it ci sta perdendo il sonno; to put an animal to sleep — eufem. fare sopprimere un animale

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the big sleep — il sonno eterno

II 1. [sliːp]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. slept)

the house sleeps six (people) — la casa può ospitare sei persone a dormire

2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. slept)
1) dormire

to sleep soundly — dormire profondamente; (without worry) dormire sonni tranquilli

to sleep on one's feet — dormire in piedi

sleep tight! — dormi bene!

2) (stay night)

to sleep at a friend's house — passare la notte o dormire da un amico

to sleep with sb. — eufem. (have sex) andare a letto con qcn

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to sleep like a log o top — dormire come un ghiro o sasso

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[sli:p] 1. past tense, past participle - slept; verb
(to rest with the eyes closed and in a state of natural unconsciousness: Goodnight - sleep well!; I can't sleep - my mind is too active.) dormire
2. noun
((a) rest in a state of natural unconsciousness: It is bad for you to have too little sleep, since it makes you tired; I had only four hours' sleep last night.) sonno
- sleepless
- sleepy
- sleepily
- sleepiness
- sleeping-bag
- sleeping-pill / sleeping-tablet
- sleepwalk
- sleepwalker
- put to sleep
- sleep like a log/top
- sleep off
- sleep on
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I [sliːp]
nome sonno m.

to go o get to sleep addormentarsi; to send o put sb. to sleep fare addormentare qcn.; to get some sleep o to have a sleep dormire; (have a nap) fare un pisolino; my leg has gone to sleep colloq. mi si è addormentata la gamba; I didn't get any sleep o a wink of sleep last night non ho chiuso occhio la scorsa notte, ho passato la notte in bianco; I need my sleep ho bisogno delle mie ore di sonno; to have a good night's sleep dormire bene, passare bene la notte; to rock a baby to sleep cullare un bambino fino a farlo addormentare; I could do it in my sleep! potrei farlo a occhi chiusi! he's losing sleep over it ci sta perdendo il sonno; to put an animal to sleep — eufem. fare sopprimere un animale

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the big sleep — il sonno eterno

II 1. [sliːp]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. slept)

the house sleeps six (people) — la casa può ospitare sei persone a dormire

2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. slept)
1) dormire

to sleep soundly — dormire profondamente; (without worry) dormire sonni tranquilli

to sleep on one's feet — dormire in piedi

sleep tight! — dormi bene!

2) (stay night)

to sleep at a friend's house — passare la notte o dormire da un amico

to sleep with sb. — eufem. (have sex) andare a letto con qcn

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to sleep like a log o top — dormire come un ghiro o sasso


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